Unusual parapharyngeal lesion: aberrant thyroid gland

Authors

• T.K. Feisal
• N. Prepageran
• T. Shahrizal
• A.B. Zulkiflee

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2008

Abstract

An ectopic location of the thyroid gland usually occurs in the midline, starting anywhere from the tongue to the diaphragm. The occurrence of an ectopic thyroid gland in a non-midline site is extremely rare. We report a 32-year-old Malay woman with an aberrant thyroid gland presenting as a parapharyngeal lesion. She had a normally functioning thyroid gland. An ectopic thyroid should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses in the parapharyngeal mass.

Keywords

Diagnosis, Differential, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Publication Title

Singapore Medical Journal

ISSN

0037-5675

Recommended Citation

Feisal, T.K.; Prepageran, N.; Shahrizal, T.; and Zulkiflee, A.B., "Unusual parapharyngeal lesion: aberrant thyroid gland" (2008). Research Publications (2006 to 2010). 1753.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2006_2010/1753

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

49

Issue

5

Publisher

Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association

Additional Information

Department of Otolaryngology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia